NHTSA Complaint #10130839 — 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

2000 CORVETTE I RECEIVED A GM RECALL NOTICE TO TAKE THE CORVETTE TO A QUALIFIED DEALER AND HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. I HAD NOT HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE CAR UP TO THAT POINT. AFTER THE RECALL WORK ON THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DONE, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THE DIGITAL INFORMATION CENTER WILL READ, "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK", AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS, IT WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 5 MPH AND THE FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS DEFECT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARED, I TOOK THE CAR TO TRI-COUNTY CHEVROLET, WHO INDICATED THAT MARK HEITZ CHEVROLET (WHO HAD DONE THE RE-CALL WORK) HAD NOT PROPERLY PERFORMED THE RECALL. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF TRI-COUNTY'S WORK, THE CAR IS AGAIN HAVING THE SAME STEERING COLUMN LOCK TROUBLE. THIS IS REALLY STRANGE, SINCE THE STEERING COLUMN ISN'T LOCKED. THIS IS AGGRAVATING; THIS CAR HAD A $ 47,514. STICKER PRICE AND CAN'T BE DEPENDED ON. WHAT'S REALLY MADDENING, I NEVER HAD A BIT OF TROUBLE OUT OF THE CAR UNTIL THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON IT. THE CORVETTE IS NOW SITTING ON A TRAILER AND ON IT'S WAY TO TRI-COUNTY. *JB